Pete in MI
New member
Recovering from surgery.
Posted 7 minutes ago
They got Brian in for surgery at around 2pm. We got back in the room about 9pm CST. They did not locate any bleeders but did notice that there was excessive blood vessels on the right side of his jaw so they blocked those in the hope that it will slow down the growth of those tumors. He has to lay flat on his back for 6 hours from the end of the surgery, 5:30pm, so the incision in the artery in his groin can heal. At 11:30pm we can elevate his upper torso gradually until he can sit up comfortably. We are in for a long night.
There were several areas in his mouth that are very fragile and that start bleeding with just a light touch so they have taken him off of solid foods until that issue can be addressed.
They have scheduled a surgery for tomorrow morning at around 11am to put a feeding tube in his stomach to let the mouth heal. Because Brian hasn't been able to eat solid foods for close to 4 weeks he has become very malnourished.
If all goes well we may be able to bring him home Friday or Saturday.
All of here want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughts and prayers.
God bless,
Doug, Carol, Brian, Howard and Donna
Posted 7 minutes ago
They got Brian in for surgery at around 2pm. We got back in the room about 9pm CST. They did not locate any bleeders but did notice that there was excessive blood vessels on the right side of his jaw so they blocked those in the hope that it will slow down the growth of those tumors. He has to lay flat on his back for 6 hours from the end of the surgery, 5:30pm, so the incision in the artery in his groin can heal. At 11:30pm we can elevate his upper torso gradually until he can sit up comfortably. We are in for a long night.
There were several areas in his mouth that are very fragile and that start bleeding with just a light touch so they have taken him off of solid foods until that issue can be addressed.
They have scheduled a surgery for tomorrow morning at around 11am to put a feeding tube in his stomach to let the mouth heal. Because Brian hasn't been able to eat solid foods for close to 4 weeks he has become very malnourished.
If all goes well we may be able to bring him home Friday or Saturday.
All of here want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughts and prayers.
God bless,
Doug, Carol, Brian, Howard and Donna
